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=== Video Games ===

* Used in ''[[Alone in ~~The~~ Dark]]'' for the latest game, when a player chooses to continue a playthrough or restart from a previous point after leaving. The game was set out in episodic form, so this trope is quite fitting.

* Used in ''[[Alone in the Dark]]'' for the latest game, when a player chooses to continue a playthrough or restart from a previous point after leaving. The game was set out in episodic form, so this trope is quite fitting.

* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' features a "mission log" which you can read each time you load the game. It includes a two-page text recap of recent events within the game's plot. Although most players understandably skip it (it's pointless unless you accidentally skipped a cutscene or are playing someone else's save) each recap features an easter egg: unique artwork from the game's creators.

** Many of the [[Tales (series)]] games have a similar "Synopsis" function which can be accessed from the camp menu. While it's nice to see what the creators say about their own work, its ''real'' value is in averting the [[Now Where Was I Going Again?]] issue.

* ''[[Resident Evil Revelations]]'' directly invokes this with its episodic stage structure. They even have a montage reel that plays when you resume a campain, ''even from a checkpoint in the middle of an episode''.

* ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]'' directly invokes this with its episodic stage structure. They even have a montage reel that plays when you resume a campain, ''even from a checkpoint in the middle of an episode''.

* ''[[Xenosaga]]'', [[Rogue Galaxy]] and the [[Professor Layton]] games will have a small "The Story So Far" that shows up while the game loads from your save. It's nice because it reminds you what you need to do next.

* Several games in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise (''[[Sonic Adventure]]'', ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]'') feature recaps upon loading a new "story", as the Adventure games have multiple separate storylines, and Shadow has a path system that changes the story based on gameplay. These tend to be scrolling blocks of text with a voiceover by the relevant character; Shadow included images from the level select.

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* "Previously On..." ''[[Blur (video game)|Blur]]'': Keep the records of what you have unlocked as well as what you're going to unlock soon. Talk about great appetizer...

* The loading screens for ''[[Saints Row]] 2'' show three stills from the last post-mission cutscene you watched, with the customizable Boss represented by a bald, muscular man in a sleeveless shirt. When you're starting a new game, the stills are of the boat explosion that ended the first game.

* The prologue of ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' acts as a "Previously On..." for ''[[Castlevania Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]'', as it is a remake of the final stage of ''Rondo'', showing how Richter defeated Dracula.

* The prologue of ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' acts as a "Previously On..." for ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]'', as it is a remake of the final stage of ''Rondo'', showing how Richter defeated Dracula.

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* The ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' episode "Jacksonville" opens with a recap of events that did not happen in the previous episode, "Glen Campbell". Among these are Space Ghost and Zorak in a jungle, shocked upon hearing of a stolen treasure map, Space Ghost confronting two Moltars, and Zorak revealing that he is pregnant.

* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' parodied this trope twice, once in a KTMA episode with Joel (''[[The Million Eyes of Sumuru]]'') and once in a ninth season episode with Mike (''[[The Deadly Bees]]'').

* ''[[Freakazoid]]'' also parodied the trope, once during an [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''[[Gargoyles]]'' featuring lawn gnomes.

* ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' also parodied the trope, once during an [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''[[Gargoyles]]'' featuring lawn gnomes.

* ''[[American Dad]]'' (by the same team as ''[[Family Guy]]'') spoofed this in one episode. It opens with a Previously On segment that shows Stan and Roger trapped in an elevator, which results in their becoming best friends. Over the course of the episode, Roger makes out with Stan's wife (while drunk), buries her alive to keep her from telling, and then is prepared to let Stan divorce her all to preserve their friendship; when it looks like the divorce will affect him, he buries Stan alive and finally admits the truth. This is followed by a [["On the Next..."]] segment, where we see a dirt-covered Stan [[Curb Stomp Battle|beating the shit out of Roger]] (who's dressed in a cat costume for some reason) and taking away his friendship necklace.